Priceless artwork stolen from the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology has been recovered, according to the Canadian Press news agency. The missing pieces were found near Vancouver.

The on-campus museum was robbed three months ago, sparking an international search for the missing art — mostly gold pieces by the iconic Haida artist Bill Reid, along with three pieces of Mexican jewelry. Within weeks of the heist, the police recovered several of the gold items in suburban Vancouver. That news raised hopes that the pieces were still in the area and had not been melted down.

The university is “absolutely overjoyed” with the return of the stolen items. The only piece still missing is a two-inch fragment from an argillite pipe. The university offered a reward shortly after the theft, which was a factor in the return of the items, according to a report in the Globe and Mail newspaper.

The museum is closing at the end of August for major renovations, meaning the Reid items won’t be on display until the museum reopens, in March. —Karen Birchard